The Irish supergroup The Gloaming is bringing traditional Celtic music into a chamber 21st century sound. We talk to founders Iarla O’Lionaird and Martin Hayes.
Playlists
Tuesday, May 17th, 2016-Echoes Program 1620B
Tag: Arvo Part
CD of the Month
Hammock From Abyss to Revelation.
In a world of dance beats, rapid fire sequences and songs devolving into little more than hooks, Hammock takes a deeper, darker more textured approach. They are the Mark Rothko of ambient music with sheets of sound shifting beneath each other like tectonic plates, but with the hint of melody and the feel of spirits…
Interview Podcast
Jherek Bischoff on Echoes Podcast
Hear about Jherek Bishoff’s strange life and idiosyncratic music in the Echoes Podcast. There’s a lot of chamber music being written lately by rock musicians. Ólafur Arnalds, Johann Johannsson, Rhian Sheehan all started out as pure rock musicians, often punk musicians. So did Jherek Bischoff. He’s played with people like Amanda Palmer, but on his…
Program Highlights
Jherek Bischoff’s Chamber Pop & Deep Listening.
There’s a lot of chamber music being written lately by rock musicians. Ólafur Arnalds, Johann Johannsson, Rhian Sheehan all started out as pure rock musicians, often punk musicians. So did Jherek Bischoff. He’s played with people like Amanda Palmer, but on his own he makes a chamber pop music that includes vocalists like David Byrne,…
Reviews & Commentary
Echo Location: Ludovico Einaudi’s Ambient Chamber Music
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http://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/www.xpn.org/podcasts/echoes/echoes20080917.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSLudovico Einaudi orchestrates new refinements in ambient chamber music. You can also hear an Audio version of this blog, with music. Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi heeds a dictum of ambient chamber music pioneer, Harold Budd. He declared that he wanted to hear music that’s so beautiful it hurts.…